VOL. XLIII

No. 07

14-February-2000

IRAQ

Iraq Says Failure To Receive More Oil Spare Parts Soon Will Mean Irreversible Loss Of Production Capacity And Further Drop In Exports

The Iraqi Oil Minister, Dr 'Amir Rashid, has told MEES that if the UN Security Council does not approve the import of more oil spare parts soon, the countrys export capacity level, currently around 1.9mn b/d, might be decreased further in March. In an interview by telephone on 9 February, Dr Rashid said the Iraqi oil industry...